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May the Rage Burn a Path for Joy

by Maelstrom & Louisahhh

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1.
I’m a Whip (chorus) don’t you think i want to stop you gotta know i’m trying to stop it’s so fucking hard to stop i wish that i could want to stop i’m a whip i won’t quit crack me open, crack me loud i’m on it i’m not done no fun if you’re obsessed with imperfection i’m the one i’m stone cold a dead zone try to wrap your arms around it there’s no hold sharp teeth raw meat i’m as stable as the sand beneath your feet chrous 2x in the tub come undone try to skin yourself it’s happening again can’t kill me i’m on your team if the call comes from inside the house it’s me so sick addict think of all the tings you gotta do to be still breathing it’s obscene do you ever think of giving up to be with Me can’t win no grip can’t seem to find the spot to slip in hold still let it build can’t cut me out i’m gonna be your world chorus 2x
2.
Hate Machine 02:50
Suck the life right out of me Attention economy Like a husk I’m so empty I hate the machine All strung out on dopamine Relationship facsimile Boost me up so i feel seen I need the machine someone please unplug me I feel numb and unworthy Suicidal tendency I hate the machine So addicted to the screen Nothing is as it seems Abyss open up for me I need the machine Chorus: i hate the machine (break me open) I need the machine (replace my heart) I hate the machine (this thing’s broken) I need the machine (fill me up) I hate the machine (so seductive) I need the machine (candy land) I hate the machine (I can’t help it) I need the machine (force my hand)
3.
America You lost cause You sick experiment you tragedy You vulgar teen You heartbreaker You menace America the egomaniac, Numb from horror Sinking ship Dress your dumpster fire up as a child bride A cheerleader A saint Dip your eagles in tar Virgin vasectomy Highschool hysterectomy Motherland, save me from myself Unrecognizable Unsurprising Are these the dark ages? Is it getting worse? Will melt our broken bodies off the face of the earth? What is progress? Who says? Is this this twisted system functioning exactly as planned? When will you be angelic? Is your finger caressing the trigger, even now? I weep for your delusion, your clinging against the tide of change to the fear that more for everyone means less for the few Who have historically held the moneybag, the house key, the sword. Don’t let me shut down my heart Arm me in love. We’re gonna need it.
4.
The Light on my face Is a knife to your heart This is where it falls apart And the sound of your voice like a blade to my throat Sometimes we love what destroys us the most Fan the flame Sweat in my eyes Say it Again Name your desire Be my north Be my whole compass Can you stop My restlessness? Is my love an olive branch Am I kinder than the rest Is my love a sickle soul Here to mow you down // Are my loins a welcome mat Beckoning you closer Can you read me even now Because I think I’m lost Fan the flame Sweat in my eyes Say it Again Name your desire Be my north Be my whole compass Can you stop My restlessness?
5.
Be careful with that precious heart Kid it’s really all you got Just a little, just enough Rough and tender tender tough Rough and tender (sing it back to me) Tender tough (now let it be) Rough and tender (sing it back to me) Tender tough (now let it be) And suddenly my skin feels thin I’m in and out and back again Tough and tender like a bruise I’ll live these blues to chase the muse It’s hidden but i’ve got a fuse My dear i fear that time’s a fugue Sing it back to me Now let it be Sing it back to me Now let it be
6.
The sky is like an inky bruise Mind an oil slick I thought I couldn’t be the source So I’d settle for osmosis I am not a casualty I am not a victim Show me what I cannot see Show me again and again The cure for the pain is in the pain Not enough air/ To go round The/ fear (is) waiting outside the door I feel like a hole That will never be full// Eyes like saucers, satellites Trying to shake up a signal Even my smile still feels bruised But that don’t mean that it’s futile// What meaning will i make of this? Graceful under the weight of it
7.
When your life feels like a cage Let the music make you brave We’re here all night if you wanna stay Celebrate all that you crave Chrorus x2: I believe We can be free Move your body To the beat We’re here tonight To release Are you ready? Come with me Gonna take courage, gotta be strong The struggle’s real, we don’t have long Stepping up, baby I surrender Turn me up, I’ll be the upsetter! Feral rhythm, night heart beat When you pray, pray with your feet I feel the joy, a love complete Dancefloor calling, white light white heat Feel so real, can’t deplete Dance it out, pain obsolete Feels so real, can’t deplete Turn me up! Hit repeat! Chorus x 2 Gonna take courage, gotta be strong The struggle’s real, we don’t have long Stepping up, baby I surrender Turn me up, I’ll be the upsetter! Chorus
8.
Knowing not yet what you are Ferocious hope an unborn star Oh so close and yet so far I’ll take you there, say au revoir It’s subliminal It’s sublime Brilliant, a thrill devine Show me yours, I’ll show you mine Don’t you worry, we’re right on time Night clubbing Night clubbing Subtle sonic savagery Oh ravage me oh ravage me Feed your curiosity As we explore this dark city Some magic, some raw nerve Surrender, and let the beat control your body You're changed. Can't help it. Hone your edge And let the beat control your body Invincible. So seductive, that wildness. And let the beat control your body Get involved. Don't chase, allow this movement And let the beat control your body Some magic, some raw nerve Surrender, and let the beat control your body You're changed. Can't help it. Hone your edge And let the beat control your body Invincible. So seductive, that wildness. And let the beat control your body Get involved. Don't chase, allow this movement And let the beat control
9.
it's only friction, baby it's only friction, honey It’s only friction i won't fake it disarm undaunted feral unfettered i swear it's true it's only friction, baby it's only friction, honey It’s only friction feel me coming like a storm scream for more like i don’t have any bones i wanna run myself through nothing i break will ever be enough forgive your demons before they become you this is a warcry this is a foxhole prayer this is a landslide let me take you there feel me coming like an onslought don’t take cover we’re in this together but i wanna split in two nothing i take will make me tough led astray by desire you don’t have to make the choices i do this is a warcry this is a foxhole prayer this is a landslide let me take you there
10.
It’s a little a violent I hope that you like it You wanted to hear my song for you These words like swords they shine for you They say the truth can sting a bit I built a life to exploit it I see the seed I see the root I see the wound I’m coming to If it hurts I know it’s true If i could I’d feel for you The willingness comes from the pain Must i dive in again must i dig down deep within When i say stop: begin again: I see the seed I see the root I see the wound I’m coming to If it hurts I know it’s true If i could I’d feel for you

about

their critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Sustained Resistance,’ the ferocious duo Maelstrom and Louisahhh deliver a second LP, ‘May the Rage Burn a Path for Joy (Bangers)’. Far more than a collection of remixes, this body of work explores how live performance has shaped their body of work from one centered around feelings of angst to one that is bursting with savage delight, and vice versa.

New takes on old classics like ‘Let the Night’ (an off-the-cuff mashup of Bromance-era hits ‘Let the Beat Control Your Body’ and ‘Nightclubbing’) up the ante when Louisahhh’s sultry techno recitative is replaced with guttural roaring over Maelstrom’s aggressive percussive improvisation. ‘Fan the Flame’ and ‘America’, two songs from 2023’s ‘Sustained Resistance’, get reappropriated for dance floors with a heavy four-on-the-floor kick drum shifting the mood from contemplative yearning to insistent, combative.

The LP also births original creations, including an unprecedented trilateral collaboration with Brodinski, architect of their convergence in 2013. 'I'm a Whip' pulsates as a perverse club anthem, a testament to their individual prowess unified for the first time on one song. 'Hate Machine' delves into the toxic human-technology entanglement, evoking a darker take on the electroclash legacy of Chicks on Speed and The Soft Pink Truth.

Additionally, ‘May the Rage…’ features a collection of stellar remixes from luminaries such as Flore, Cate Hortl, and Mickey Nox.

Deeply inspired by Soulwax’s seminal ‘Nite Versions’, Maelstrom and Louisahhh present a collection of their own work reimagined and deconstructed for the darkest, sweatiest parts of the night. Meanwhile, the duo maintains their steadfast stance that club spaces are political, and holding the banner ‘PLUR’ requires unflinchingly speaking truth to power.

‘May the Rage Burn a Path for Joy’ is a body of work examining the radically transformative possibilities of collective effervescence, or what happens when bodies dance together in the dark.

Out everywhere February 2024.

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released February 9, 2024

Written, Produced and Performed by Maelstrom and Louisahhh
Except for and ‘I’m a Whip’, written, performed and produced by Brodinski, Maelstrom and Louisahhh.
‘Let the Night’ references ‘Let the Beat Control Your Body’ written, produced and performed by Brodinski, Louisahhh, Quentin Lepoutre, Samuel Tiba, Victor Thieffry-Watel, and Cédric Steffens.

Remixers for ‘May the Rage Burn a Path for Joy’ are Flore, Cate Hortl, Mickey Nox and Slave to Society. We are wildly grateful for their contribution.

Mastered by Seb Lorho at Near Deaf Experience
Cover art by Maelstrom and IPNO

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